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Challenges in Developing and Implementing an Accountability Framework for Master Tobacco Settlement Monies
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| Karin Chang-Rios, University of Kansas, kcr@ku.edu
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| Elenor Buffington, University of Kansas, elliebuf@ku.edu
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| Heather Rasmussen, University of Kansas, hrasmussen@ku.edu
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| Jacqueline Counts, University of Kansas, jcounts@ku.edu
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| Abstract:
The Institute has created an accountability framework and is using it to conduct an evaluation of programs receiving Tobacco Master Settlement monies in Kansas. This paper presents information regarding its development. The design process involved meeting the requirements of several key components. Evaluators had to attend to the Kansas statute which requires that programs use best practices in the field, have data to benchmark outcomes, and contain an evaluation component capable of determining program performance. They also had to consider the political priorities of the Governor and the Children's Cabinet. To enhance the quality of the evaluation, evaluators had to make sure the framework was guided by the Program Evaluation Standards. And finally, they had to develop a framework that was flexible enough to judge programs with disparate goals, evaluation foci or funding levels. Implementation of the framework and challenges associated with its development will be discussed in the paper.
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Paying for Results: Administering Performance Based Contracts
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| Prashant Rajvaidya, Mosaic Network Inc, prash@mosaic-network.com
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| Michael Bates, Mosaic Network Inc, mbates@mosaic-network.com
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As pressure has increased at Federal, State and Local levels for funding to be tied to achievement, government programs have in some cases moved toward performance based contracts where funding is tied directly to the attainment of desirable outcomes. The State of Hawaii's Office of Community Services (part of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations) has implemented performance-based contracts for its Federally Funded Employment Core Services Program. This has moved the program from a model of 'payment for activities' to one of 'payment for results, where programs get reimbursed at set rates based on clients achieving certain employment-related milestones. We present early results from this program and the methodologies used to achieve them including the evaluation plan, the technology used to tie it all together, and feedback from service providers across the state.
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